Global And China Tech News: Recent Episodes
Global & China Tech News
Wed. 6/16. China’s semiconductor output in May hits all-time high amid chip shortage and tech war with US
Sat. 6/12. Chinese hi-tech hub Shenzhen gears up for steady economic expansion over next five years, cementing its role as the Greater Bay Area’s ‘core engine’
Thu. 6/10. China’s bitcoin crackdown pushes miners out of Xinjiang, Qinghai as Baidu and Weibo censor related internet searches
Tue. 6/8. Microsoft’s Office apps called out by Beijing in latest crackdown on user data privacy violations
Fri. 6/4. China says Ant Group can operate a consumer finance company, in which Ant will hold a 50% stake, a key step in fixing regulatory issues
Thu. 6/3. Struggling Huawei steps up software drive with HarmonyOS 2.0 for Internet-of-Things era
Tue. 6/1. Tencent hit with lawsuit for violating children’s rights on day China rolls out updated minors protection rules
Sun. 5/30. Sun. 5/30. Meet Liang Rubo, the ‘executor’ and former roommate of Zhang Yiming who’s ready to take over at ByteDance
Sat. 5/29. China Standards 2035: How China plans to win the future with its own international tech standards
Thu. 5/27. China’s telemedicine boom sparks mad rush for doctors
Citing Nikkei Asia as a source
Wed. 5/26. Why have Chinese Internet giants entered the EV industry?
Citing holobase as source
Tue. 5/25. Chinese home appliance producer Midea Group taps EV field to support parts output
Source: holobase
Mon. 5/24. China bitcoin mining: Huobi suspends domestic bitcoin mining amid global sell-off, wider Beijing scrutiny
Sat. 5/22. China calls out ByteDance, Kuaishou, and LinkedIn for illegal data collection
Source: SCMP
Fri. 5/21. Orca-Tech’s autonomous watercraft are clearing trash out of waterways
Citing Kr.ASIA as a source
Thu. 5/20. Xiaomi’s venture into EVs is a rough road, but it might have what it takes to succeed
Source: kr-asia
Mon. 5/17. Top China chipmaker SMIC says sales to grow despite US sanctions
Source: Kr-asia
Sun. 5/16. China wants to boost disruptive semiconductor technologies as Moore’s Law moves towards its limit
Sun. 5/16. U.S. Senate Advances Bill That Would Ban TikTok from Government Devices - ByteDance’s Douyin and Tencent tussle in court over game livestreaming rights
Sat. 5/15. China antitrust: Tencent’s outsized share of online music-streaming market could put its holdings at risk
Source: SCMP.COM
Fri. 5/14. Alibaba posts first quarterly loss in nine years after US$2.8 billion antitrust fine, spoiling the sales surge on consumer recovery
Source: SCMP
May 13. Tesla quick to show support for China’s new data collection rules after sharp decline in April sales
Mon. 4/12 Anti-fraud app from Chinese police sees soaring download amid complaints of forced installs
Thu. 4/8 Huawei revs up drive for 5G-equipped smart electric cars with launch of Arcfox luxury sedan
Wed. 7/4 Xiaomi founder Lei Jun says his company’s first electric car will be an SUV or a sedan, priced between US$15,000 to US$45,000
Mon. 5/4 Community group buying has brought Big Tech’s disruption to China’s smaller cities but are they ready for it?
Wed 3/31 Chinese government-run facial recognition system hacked by tax fraudsters: report
Tue. 3/30 China’s EV war: Xiaomi enters the fray with multibillion dollar investment in the world’s largest market for electric vehicles
Thu. 3/25 Tencent’s Pony Ma talks with antitrust authorities in Beijing, putting on a brave face amid new fintech rules
Tue 16 Mar: Xiaomi pushes to clear name after court suspends US investment ban on the firm